CHIME and KLAS Partner to Support HIT Industry Performance

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) recently announced it has formed a partnership with KLAS Enterprises, the research leader in measuring vendor performance for providers in the field of HIT.

The partnership between CHIME and KLAS, effective January 1, 2015, is designed to accelerate and enhance industry performance and support all stakeholders in a rapid new era of health care transformation. The partnership, announced from the CHIME14 Fall CIO Forum in San Antonio, will include expanded research, benchmarking, award collaboration, and advocacy support.

"Providers want to be heard and counted," added Kent Gale, founder of KLAS. "Working together with CHIME, we can better amplify the provider voice to help health care vendors align their delivery to achieve provider organization success."

Under the terms of the partnership, KLAS will serve as CHIME's primary research organization, and KLAS will work closely with CHIME for best practice information sharing and HIT research.